Havana vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Havana	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1073	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$472	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$777	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$553	$4372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	46	94
😀 Quality of life	54	78
🏙️ Population	2.49M	467K

The cost of living in Havana is 60% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 5103rd and 604th ($1073 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 532nd in Cuba and the United States, respectively. Check Cuba vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Havana compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Havana ranked 4th best city to live in Cuba vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 6382nd and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Havana vs Long Beach

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	Havana	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.33	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.6	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.01	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$1.36	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.71	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$297	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$385	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$537	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$688	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.1%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$332	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$398	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.1	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.57	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.27	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.3	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.51	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$5.96	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.98	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.15	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.29	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$35.2	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.1	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$112	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7234	$19617

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Cities near Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164